Method for Human Ranking of Search Results
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1. A method for human ranking of search engine results, the method performed by a computer system having access to a database, the method comprising:
- receiving at the computer system a search query from a user;
wherein the search query is provided by the user either at the computer system or at a client computing device connected to the computer system over a network;
performing a search over a set of data in response to the search query, the set of data being at the computer system or accessible to the computer system;
generating a rankings of a set of result items returned from the search over the set of data;
adjusting the rankings of the set of result items by a method of using human suggested rankings comprising;
retrieving from the database a previously suggested rankings of result items that were provided by a other users;
wherein the previously suggested rankings of result items contains suggested rankings for zero, one, or more of the result items in the set of result items;
wherein the previously suggested rankings of result items in the database were provided by the other users, the other users having conducted a search using the same search query earlier in time;
wherein the previously suggested rankings of result items in the database were provided by the other users by entering suggested rankings of result items, the result items having been displayed in a prior results document that was returned after the other users conducted a search using the same search query earlier in time;
adjusting the rankings of the set of result items based on the retrieved previously suggested rankings of result items that were provided by the other users to obtain an adjusted rankings of the set of result items;
displaying the adjusted rankings of the set of result items in a results document, wherein the user may enter suggested rankings for zero, one, or more result items in the results document, such suggested rankings to be stored in the database to be available for potential later use in adjusting the rankings of a later set of result items returned in response to a later search queries of a later users.
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Abstract
A search engine may perform a search for a user search query. A rankings of result items may be returned as a result of the search. The user may enter new suggested rankings for some of the items. The new suggested rankings may change the rankings of result items when other users search for the same search query at a later time.
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1. A method for human ranking of search engine results, the method performed by a computer system having access to a database, the method comprising:
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receiving at the computer system a search query from a user; wherein the search query is provided by the user either at the computer system or at a client computing device connected to the computer system over a network; performing a search over a set of data in response to the search query, the set of data being at the computer system or accessible to the computer system; generating a rankings of a set of result items returned from the search over the set of data; adjusting the rankings of the set of result items by a method of using human suggested rankings comprising; retrieving from the database a previously suggested rankings of result items that were provided by a other users; wherein the previously suggested rankings of result items contains suggested rankings for zero, one, or more of the result items in the set of result items; wherein the previously suggested rankings of result items in the database were provided by the other users, the other users having conducted a search using the same search query earlier in time; wherein the previously suggested rankings of result items in the database were provided by the other users by entering suggested rankings of result items, the result items having been displayed in a prior results document that was returned after the other users conducted a search using the same search query earlier in time; adjusting the rankings of the set of result items based on the retrieved previously suggested rankings of result items that were provided by the other users to obtain an adjusted rankings of the set of result items; displaying the adjusted rankings of the set of result items in a results document, wherein the user may enter suggested rankings for zero, one, or more result items in the results document, such suggested rankings to be stored in the database to be available for potential later use in adjusting the rankings of a later set of result items returned in response to a later search queries of a later users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system including at least one computer system having access to a database, the system configured to:
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receive at the computer system a search query from a user; wherein the search query is provided by the user either at the computer system or at a client computing device connected to the computer system over a network; perform a search over a set of data in response to the search query, the set of data being at the computer system or accessible to the computer system; generate a rankings of a set of result items returned from the search over the set of data; adjust the rankings of the set of result items by a method of using human suggested rankings comprising; retrieving from the database a previously suggested rankings of result items that were provided by a other users; wherein the previously suggested rankings of result items contains suggested rankings for zero, one, or more of the result items in the set of result items; wherein the previously suggested rankings of result items in the database were provided by the other users, the other users having conducted a search using the same search query earlier in time; wherein the previously suggested rankings of result items in the database were provided by the other users by entering suggested rankings of result items, the result items having been displayed in a prior results document that was returned after the other users conducted a search using the same search query earlier in time; adjusting the rankings of the set of result items based on the retrieved previously suggested rankings of result items that were provided by the other users to obtain an adjusted rankings of the set of result items; display the adjusted rankings of the set of result items in a results document, wherein the user may enter suggested rankings for zero, one, or more result items in the results document, such suggested rankings to be stored in the database for potential later use in adjusting the rankings of a later set of result items returned in response to a later search queries of a later users.
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18. A computer program product, comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method of human ranking of search engine results, said method using a computer system having access to a database, said method comprising:
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receiving at the computer system a search query from a user; wherein the search query is provided by the user either at the computer system or at a client computing device connected to the computer system over a network; performing a search over a set of data in response to the search query, the set of data being at the computer system or accessible to the computer system; generating a rankings of a set of result items returned from the search over the set of data; adjusting the rankings of the set of result items by a method of using human suggested rankings comprising; retrieving from the database a previously suggested rankings of result items that were provided by a other users; wherein the previously suggested rankings of result items contains suggested rankings for zero, one, or more of the result items in the set of result items; wherein the previously suggested rankings of result items in the database were provided by the other users, the other users having conducted a search using the same search query earlier in time; wherein the previously suggested rankings of result items in the database were provided by the other users by entering suggested rankings of result items, the result items having been displayed in a prior results document that was returned after the other users conducted a search using the same search query earlier in time; adjusting the rankings of the set of result items based on the retrieved previously suggested rankings of result items that were provided by the other users to obtain an adjusted rankings of the set of result items; displaying the adjusted rankings of the set of result items in a results document, wherein the user may enter suggested rankings for zero, one, or more result items in the results document, such suggested rankings to be stored in the database for potential later use in adjusting the rankings of a later set of result items returned in response to a later search queries of a later users.
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